Table 3.

Relationship between red and processed meat consumption and sociodemographic profile among adults (n 842) aged 18–91 years from urban and rural districts of Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, UK, January 2009

	Low consumption (≤1 portion of meat/d)		High consumption (>1 portion of meat/d)
	n	%	n	%	χ 2	Adjusted†
Gender
Male	190	57·4	141	42·5	7·59*	7·44**
Female	327	66·8	162	33·1
Age group (years)
18–30	60	59·4	41	40·5	2·22	3·09
31–45	117	63·2	68	36·7
46–60	174	66·6	87	33·3
61–91	166	61·7	103	38·2
Socio-economic group
Lower	185	66·5	93	33·4	2·97	2·47
Middle	176	63·5	101	36·4
Higher	163	59·4	111	40·5

*P<0·05, **P<0·01.

^†Adjusted for gender, age and socio-economic group.